Seven Cups - The best in Chinese Tea
Great tea is hard to find
China unquestionably produces the best tea in the world. Tea masters in the Chinese countryside have been growing and perfecting tea for thousands of years. They supply the greatest number of varietals, employ the highest-skilled workers, and possess a deeper knowledge of tea than anyone in the world.
For the Chinese, tea is an art, and plays a central role in good health, relationships, and spirituality. If you’ve been to China, you’ve surely seen it. Tea is everywhere! Why, then, is it so hard to find good Chinese tea?
At Seven Cups, we first asked these questions in the mid-1990s. We were frustrated by the fact that we couldn’t find the tea we wanted, the teas we knew were out there. We also noticed that tea companies tended to focus more on their packaging than their tea, which left tea lovers like us wanting for more. The tea we found was disappointing, and the marketing gloss on the package didn’t tell us much about where the tea was from, or who had produced it.
Know what you’re drinking
At Seven Cups, we believe you have a right to know what’s in your cup. We’ve built our business on sourcing great tea and creating a market for it outside of China. To do this, we focus on the tea and the story behind it.
Since 1997, we’ve searched the Chinese countryside, gathering vital information about each of the 90 teas we source, and developing personal relationships with each of our producers. Seven Cups devotes a great deal of time to this; we’ll spend more than 8 months in the Chinese countryside this year alone!
Direct, personal sourcing makes three things possible
First, you get the highest grades of tea available in China, reviewed year for year and crop for crop for quality and authenticity. Second, you get the full story on who, where, and how your tea was produced. And finally, you get everything straight from the company that sourced the tea. No hype, no brokers, and no middlemen.
Check out our tea shop and podcasts for more information on our teas. Let us know if you need more information — we’re always happy to hear from you!
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